8 Surprising Events to Delight your Clients and Prospects

Tired of the endless football match that might end in yet another 0-0? Want to convince your clients or prospects to take a closer look at your commercial offers? Inviting them to an out-of-the-ordinary event will allow you to flatter them, and to create or maintain a privileged relationship. Some experiences will even help convey values you wish to highlight.

Escape Game: an almost Perfect Crime

Escape Games are on the rise: the goal is to solve a riddle in a setting or environment entirely dedicated to this investigation. There’s something for everyone: from a medieval atmosphere to a classic police investigation, or even a futuristic sci-fi universe. Participants, whether clients or prospects, will have to use their sense of deduction and team spirit for an hour to solve puzzles. An excellent way to build professional connections informally, without taking up a full day of work.

Advantages: appeals to values such as team spirit and perseverance

Car Show Visit with a Driver

It’s well known that the Paris Motor Show, held every two years, offers a spectacular experience for its visitors. However, it’s hard to fully appreciate the supercars when you have to queue for 10 minutes just to glimpse a piece of bodywork… So, consider a private visit! Before opening to the general public, the show opens its doors to a select few. The ideal visit, which is sure to amaze your prospect, could be accompanied by a former driver (F1, Rally, Touring…) for a privileged tour of a stand, including brand history, anecdotes, souvenirs, etc.

Advantages: discover the show from a different angle and provide a sense of exclusivity

Exceptional Seminar at the National Football Center

What if we could draw lessons from Football for workplace motivation? The National Football Center (CNF) hosts the French team when Les Bleus train before a match in Paris or ahead of a major international competition. It’s a place steeped in history that will undoubtedly stir emotions in your clients or prospects who are sports enthusiasts. To top it all off, why not organize a talk by a coach or former player on the theme of team motivation?

Advantages: benefit from a coach’s experience feedback on team motivation, show another side of a popular sport

Horse Racing and Sports Betting

A horse race is an experience to have at least once in a lifetime. The atmosphere is unique, and you inevitably get caught up in the betting game. You could imagine offering a starting pot to your guests or even letting them experience being a stable owner for a day of races. We bet they’ll love it!

Advantages: discover the peculiarities of an original sport and sharpen the sense of challenge through betting

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Private Breakfast at the Museum

For museum lovers, nothing beats a private visit: it’s possible to wander through a museum’s halls before it opens to the public, to contemplate paintings or sculptures without the inconvenience of crowds. After the visit, you can then organize a breakfast (or a cocktail if it’s late in the day) to exchange impressions and get closer to your client or prospect.

Advantage: provides a sense of exclusivity

Sailing Regatta and Creating your Own Wine in Languedoc

Wine, its production, and everything surrounding its culture are part of French savoir-faire, among those envied by all countries worldwide. Near Montpellier, for example, you can organize a regatta aboard sailboats in the morning, then follow up with creating your own wine in the afternoon. In some estates, guests can not only craft their own wine by choosing from several grape varieties but also a unique bottle: from the label to the cork, including the shape for which they will blow the glass themselves during a glassblowing workshop.

Advantages: offer an exceptional day combining escape, competitive spirit, and a fun and creative discovery of oenology

Fighter Jet Simulation

If your clients are thrill-seekers, this activity is tailor-made for them! Fighter jet simulations, previously reserved for pilots, are now open to the general public: thanks to cutting-edge technologies and full immersion, aspiring pilots can experience a rush of emotions and test their reaction capabilities aboard an F18 Super Hornet, for example. Aerodromophobics (fear of planes) and acrophobics (fear of heights) should abstain.

Advantages: offer thrills, encourage pushing one’s limits, and giving one’s best in a stressful situation

Underwater Treasure Hunt in the Mediterranean

The benefits of scuba diving are numerous: working on relaxation and self-confidence (static apnea), breathing, concentration, etc. Exploring magical underwater locations is sure to be a great success with your partners. To spice up the day, don’t hesitate to set up a challenge that will reward whoever solves the riddle.

Advantages: provide a unique experience and stimulate the adventurous and competitive spirit

If you have other ideas for unusual events, feel free to share them with us in the comments!

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